John commented on As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Laurie Lee Autobiographical Trilogy, #2)
Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There …
There are several places in the narrative where Laurie survives to continue, and eventually write about his adventures. This is an interesting example of Survivorship bias in that we do not get to hear the stories of those who try to walk during the day from Toro to Valladolid and do not complete the journey with the hospitality of strangers and a car ride.